Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is looking to roll back the state’s ban on felon voting, she announced this week. Iowa is one of three states with constitutions that permanently ban convicted felons from voting unless the governor choses to restore the felon’s franchise. Reynolds proposed in her Condition of the State speech a constitutional amendment, which would need to go through the legislature, to change the current system, though the details of the proposal are still unclear. More than 5... Tags: Texas, News, Supreme Court, Obama, Senate, Gop, Iowa, Wisconsin, Manhattan, Michigan, Doj, Trump, Benson, Tierney Sneed, State, Reynolds

By JUANA SUMMERS
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump’s nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday. Vowing to “bring our voices together,” Harris would be the first woman to hold the presidency and the second African-American if she succeeds.
Harris, a daughter of immigrant parents who grew up in Oakland, California, is one of the earliest high-profile Democrats to jo... Tags: Politics, New York, News, Media, Minnesota, Maryland, Obama, Abc, California, Washington, Senate, Massachusetts, Uncategorized, California News, San Francisco, Sport

Just before Christmas, a story broke that seemed too strange — and too hypocritical — to be true. As Democratic Party elders were trying to stifle loutish impeachment threats by fanatical House freshmen, it was revealed that Democratic operatives had used cyber fraud to manipulate the 2017 Alabama Senate race.
It’s hard to know precisely who masterminded the plot because the perpetrators have lawyered up and are pointing fingers at one another. But according to the New York Times and subsequent ... Tags: Google, Supreme Court, Putin, Obama, California, Washington Post, Opinion, Russia, Alabama, Usda, Sport, Fbi, Soccer, Gop, Hillary Clinton, United States

I never set out to be an opinion columnist.
It’s true.
Hell, before 2008, if you’d told me I’d become a professional blogger, much less do the job for nearly 9 years, I’d have taken you for a crazy person.
But everything realigned 10 years ago, in the eye-teeth of The Great Recession, and frankly, I don’t think the world has been the same since.
It’s funny, reading the papers, following the discussions about whether the 10 year bull market has finally turned bear.
Will the stock market’s tumbl... Tags: Photography, Florida, Obama, California, China, Massachusetts, Russia, America, Fbi, Portland, San Diego, Monsanto, Rob, Mcdonalds, New Mexico, Vietnam

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s guiding principles is: “There’s no education in the second kick of a mule.”
Now, deep into a government shutdown he cautioned President Donald Trump against, McConnell is not about to let himself be kicked again.
The Republican leader has been conspicuously deferential to Trump since the shutdown began. He’s waiting on the president and Democrats to make a deal to end it. The result is an unusually inactive profile for the GOP ... Tags: News, Obama, Washington, Mexico, Kentucky, Senate, White House, Joe Biden, Ap, Gop, Tom Watson, Mitch McConnell, Kansas, Watson, Tsa, Nancy Pelosi

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(CNSNews.com) – “In 1994, you said that gun control is a dead end,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) told Attorney General-nominee William Barr at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
“Do you still believe that prudent controls on weapons won’t reduce violent crime?” Feinstein, a staunch gun control advocate, asked him.
“I think that the problem of our time is to get an effective system in place that can keep dangerous firearms out of the hands of mentally ill people,” Barr replied.... Tags: Texas, Supreme Court, Obama, Congress, Military, Gun Control, Dianne Feinstein, Trump, Nra, Feinstein, Calif, PAUL, John Calvin, Barr, Heller, John Locke

Such a move would deepen the Trump administration's already broad rejection of former President Barack Obama's policies on global warming, which Trump has repeatedly suggested is not as serious as scientists claim. In the 2014 executive order, Obama directed the State Department and other agencies to factor climate resilience into development programs to help vulnerable populations around the world protect themselves from the effects of droughts, floods, and storms exacerbated by climate change... Tags: Science, Obama, Barack Obama, State Department, Trump, GAO, U S State Department, Mike Pompeo, General Accountability Office

Michelle Obama has always wowed us with her fashion choices, but her style above the neck has also been memorable. And since the first lady has already gone through her midlife crisis hair change (i.e. the bangs), we've loved seeing how her look has evolved even after President Obama's two terms.
In honor of her birthday, we're reminiscing on all of her best hairstyles - some of which made international news. Read on to see them for yourself.
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Cybersecurity experts are warning that the US is at greater risk of attack during the record partial government shutdown.
Thousands of workers who monitor the nation's defense systems are off work, and experts also worry that systems aren't being upgraded or repaired.
Workers deemed essential are still in place, but the absence of so many others could still leave the US at risk.
"In a stalemate over how best to secure America’s southern border, the Trump administration has endangered the integ... Tags: Apple, Review, Obama, North Korea, Cbs News, Stanford, White House, US, America, Trends, Cbs, Pentagon, Donald Trump, Department Of Homeland Security, Trump, Malley